trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
training (animals); breaking (animals)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
sympathy; compassion; pity
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
student (esp. a university student)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different