to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to grow up; to become an adult
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
although I say; although one might say; although called
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
special; particular; peculiar; unique
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to sit for an examination
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
while; during (the time when)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
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)
mountain range; mountain belt