end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
main school; principal school; this school; our school
one by one; one each; one at a time
promotion (school, military, etc.)
acupuncture and moxibustion
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to feel; to sense; to experience
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally