second (unit of time); arc second
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
subtracting points; points deducted
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
in that manner; like that
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
trivial; not amounting to much
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
horse native to Hokkaido; person born and raised in Hokkaido
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
considerably; greatly; a lot
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
gender; distinction of sex; sex
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
senior high school; high school
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible