year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
control; management (e.g. of a business)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
field overseer; site foreman
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
bento; Japanese box lunch
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
company president; manager; director
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
how; in what way; by what means
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense