then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
study; diligence; discount; reduction
club activities; extracurricular activities
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
good correspondent; ready writer
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
that's the way it is; such is life
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to get distracted; to jump off the track
collection of books; (personal) library
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
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.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
Casa Branca (Brazil); Casablanca (Morocco)
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)