mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
March; third month of the lunar calendar
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
factory; plant; mill; workshop
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rather; sooner; preferably
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to push aside; to brush aside
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
one's family; family member
independence; self-reliance
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor