to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
steamed bun with minced pork filling
udon served in a pot with broth
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
wounded person; injured person
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!