about; on; regarding; per; for every
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to continue to do; to persist in doing
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
school inter-class ball-game competition
cram school; private tutoring school
obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs; calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
divining sticks; counting; calculation
such a thing; something like that
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
multiplication table; times table
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright