inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
in the meanwhile; during the time
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
health; healthy; sound; fit
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
standing while holding onto something (infant, toddler)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
while; during; while; although; all; both
so; like this; in this way
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
primary school; elementary school; grade school
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
junior high school student; middle school pupil
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
suffix for familiar person
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying