to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
suddenly (esp. falling); dramatically
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
two (long cylindrical things)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
almost every day; almost daily
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse