marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
early on; earlier on; from early
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
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
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to rock; to shake; to swing
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
surname; family name; last name
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept