entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
gift for close relatives or friends (given on the occasion of a family celebration); family celebration; private celebration
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to refer to; to use as reference
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
soundproofing; sound insulation
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
representative; exemplary; model
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
long-awaited; much-awaited
third day of the month; three days
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
training; drill; practice; discipline
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
party given in recognition of a person's services
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
suffix for familiar person
fully prepared; all ready
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing