washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
exercise to help digestion
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
attendance (at school); going to school
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
way; method; means; resource; course
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
main question; real issue at hand
fine weather; fair weather
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
everybody; every last one of them; all
occasional; infrequent; rare
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
forcibly; against one's will
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
(your) beloved son; cute boy
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
face; looks; vestiges; trace
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently