to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
study; diligence; discount; reduction
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to have the privilege of doing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)