use;  application;  employment;  utilization;  utilisation
 government property;  taxes and other fees paid by the provinces to the government (ritsuryo system)
 paying one's own expenses
 latex (milky fluid found in plants);  milky lotion (cosmetic);  body milk
 giving and taking;  exchange (of letters);  arguing back and forth;  (conversational) exchange
 whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
 above;  up;  top;  summit;  surface;  before;  previous
 confirmation;  verification;  validation;  review;  check;  affirmation
 elegance;  grace;  article;  item;  counter for items (of food, etc.);  counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
 application;  entry;  request;  subscription;  offer;  proposal
 document;  official papers
 charming;  bewitching;  coquettish
 yo!;  hello there!;  wow!;  oh!;  yah! (yell)
 crying (of an infant) at night;  baby colic
 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.);  to join together;  to unite;  to face;  to be opposite (someone);  to compare;  to check with
 indicates concession or compromise;  indicates permission
 jingisukan;  grilled mutton and vegetable dish;  slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
 it doesn't matter what;  anything is fine
 all together now!;  one, two, go!;  ready, set, go!;  heave, ho!;  oops-a-daisy
 battle formation;  camp;  encampment;  group;  gang;  war
 great;  excellent;  very troublesome;  awful;  tiring;  tough
 standing while holding onto something (infant, toddler)
 slip;  omission;  upshot;  denouement;  punch line (of a joke)
 thundering;  purring;  something large and heavy starting to roll;  scattered about;  common;  idleness;  idling about
 how long;  how far;  how much
 turning another away at the gate or front door;  refusing to receive a caller
 winter vacation;  winter holidays
 expresses a firm view or feeling;  please ...;  would you ...
 to guess;  to sense;  to presume;  to sympathize with;  to sympathise with
 to burn;  to burn with (emotion, feeling);  to be fired up
 to cut (grass, hair, etc.);  to mow;  to clip;  to trim;  to prune;  to shear
 taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
 junior high school;  middle school;  lower secondary school
 absent-mindedly;  vacantly;  idly;  lazily
 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