next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
vocational school; technical school
university of arts; arts college
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
nursing school; nursing college
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to lose sight of; to miss
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
Ookuma Shigenobu (1838.3.11-1922.1.10)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)