to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
honorific/polite/humble prefix
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
The Tortoise and the Hare