bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
second day of the month; two days
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
digital versatile disc; DVD
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to choke; to have trouble breathing
indicate reason; infers some protest
before it happens; previously
termination; cessation; stop
pre-noun adjectival; adnominal adjective
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to be silent; to say nothing
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
question sheet; question paper
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy