studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
older sister; lass; young lady
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
this world; this life; world of the living
good; goodness; right; virtue
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point