necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
head of the student council; president of the student council
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
time; hour; period; class
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
inspection; examination; checking
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be able to manage somehow or another
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
first challenge; first try
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)