recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
had better ...; had better not ...
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
to appear in the newspaper
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
karuta gathering (for playing uta-garuta); competitive karuta association
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
all; entire; whole; altogether
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
master; teacher; stable master
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
they; those guys; those fellows
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)