one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
... years old; age (of) ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
last week; the week before
3rd day of the month; three days
what kind of; what sort of; what
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
high-quality plain-woven hemp cloth
senior high school; high school
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
while; during; while; although; all; both
two parts; two copies; the second part
household economy; family finances
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
really; truly; indeed; good grief
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
this and that; one thing or another
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement