young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
had better ...; had better not ...
how; in what way; how about
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
how; in what way; by what means
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
air transport; air lift; airlift
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
all; entire; whole; altogether
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
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
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to apologize; to apologise
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
like this; in this way; as you see
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
should; must; -able; probably; likely
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then