grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
senior high school; high school
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
leaguer (e.g. major leaguer)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
situation of one's own doing
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
full view; plain sight; completely visible
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income