that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
I see; that's right; indeed
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to cut off (a relationship)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
journal; magazine; periodical