myself; yourself; I; me; you
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to recall; to remember; to recollect
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
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)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to attack; to assault; to assail
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
arm; skill; efforts; ability
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
(Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
summer vacation; summer holiday
(punishment by) striking with fists
by means of; due to; because of; according to
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
second offense; second offence
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous