abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
determination; resolution
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
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)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
to throw at; to turn; to raise
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash