dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
such; like that; that sort of; very
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
so; like this; in this way
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
district; section; sector
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
life; living; I; me; student
technical college; higher schools and colleges
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over