to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
other side; opposite side; other party
professor; teaching; instruction
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
student (esp. a university student)
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to feel sick; to be nauseated
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
(medical) doctor; physician
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
two by two; by twos; as a couple
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute