shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
study; diligence; discount; reduction
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
within; inside of; less than
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
indicate reason; infers some protest
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
price; cost; value; worth; value
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
from the beginning; from scratch
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice