conviction; belief; confidence
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
lost property; something dropped and left behind
police; police officer; police station
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
so; like this; in this way
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
loser; owner of a lost article
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
originally; by nature; from the start
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item