to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
by means of; due to; because of; according to
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
consequence; outcome; result; blame
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
examination; consideration; test; quiz
during; for the duration of
relatively; comparatively
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
general; popular; common; typical
existence; possession; having; limited company
suffix for familiar person
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
club activities; extracurricular activities
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role