effect; efficacy; validity; potency
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
inter-scholastic athletics competition
of course; certainly; naturally
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding