to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
myself; yourself; I; me; you
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
feeling; sense; impression
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)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
number one; first; best; most; game; round
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda