barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
summer vacation; summer holiday
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
even more; still more; further
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be found; to be discovered
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
now; the present time; just now; another; more
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)