head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sense; impression
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to recall; to remember; to recollect
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
number one; first; best; most; game; round
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(period of) a year; during an era
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!