this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
23rd day of the month; 23 days
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
compulsory subject; required subject
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
movie; film; motion picture
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to call the roll; to take attendance
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
such; like that; that sort of
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task