to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
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; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
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; nothing but; no more than
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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 (ritsuryō system)
how; in what way; by what means
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
air transport; air lift; airlift
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
all; entire; whole; altogether
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
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
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
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 (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
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)