funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to feel oneself indebted to
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
collecting waste paper (old newspapers etc.) and exchanging them for tissues
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
hello; good day; good afternoon
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
physical education; PE; gym (class)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
you (plural); all of you; you all
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post