(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
very; extremely; excessively
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
beginning; outset; first; onset
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
chair; stool; post; office; position
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings