active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
club activities; extracurricular activities
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
foreign; abroad; overseas
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
greeting; a fine thing to say
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
than; other than; except; but
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
leaving a club; quitting a club
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying