country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
corona of glans penis; corona glandis penis; (arch.) gooseneck (i.e. something shaped like a goose's neck); (arch.) head of the penis; (arch.) glans
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
gradually; slowly but steadily
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
completion; perfection; accomplishment
this world; this life; world of the living
thorough; exhaustive; complete
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
within; inside of; less than
way; method; means; resource; course
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to give; to do (something) for
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery