to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
had better ...; had better not ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
suffix for familiar person
late at night; at a late hour
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
honorific/polite/humble prefix
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
tension; mental strain; nervousness
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
how; in what way; how about