pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
corridor; hallway; passageway
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
pork donburi; bowl of rice topped with pork and vegetables
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
scenery; scene; landscape
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important