to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
book; volume; this; present; main; head
chair; stool; post; office; position
how long; how far; how much
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
sensual love; love affair
of no interest; not interested
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
beginning; outset; first; onset
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
in comparison to; rather than
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
first calligraphy of the year
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
forcibly; against one's will
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance