alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
butcher's knife; chef's knife
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
one's early days; little while
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
price; cost; value; worth; value
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
living room (Japanese-style)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
shop; small store; business; firm
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
the same grade; same class
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
society; the world; the times
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck