father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
individual lesson; tutorial; one-on-one instruction
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to watch over; to watch attentively
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
father; dad; husband; you; he
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pupil; student; schoolchild
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit