to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
considerably; greatly; a lot
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
one day; (on) a certain day
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
adds force or indicates command
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
step; stride; counter for steps
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
other side; opposite side; other party
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
one more time; once more; once again
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to repeat; to do something over again
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.