junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
first class plus; extra special
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
basket; basketball; basket cloth
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
please (give me); please (do for me)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
else; in addition; besides
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
alone; by oneself; on one's own
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
there is nothing; having nothing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result