anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
after that; afterwards; thereafter
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to play around; to gallivant about
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
reaching; attaining; arrival
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides); great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
senior high school; high school
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear