medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
point spread; point difference
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
senior high school student
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
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)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
even though; despite; when
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
go that far; to that extent
to be conspicuous; to stand out
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
life; living; I; me; student