criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
shoptalk; matters incomprehensible to outsiders; inside joke; private joke
cannot be helped; unavoidable
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
it is not (like that) either
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
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studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to order; to command; to appoint
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
farewell to those staying behind
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to recite an utai (noh chant)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle