overseas student; exchange student
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
Japanese person; Japanese people
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
related to; in relation to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
for today; for the time being
stagnation; hindrance; delay
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)