painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
sense of values; values; value system
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
preschool education; early childhood education
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
next term; next period; next version; next release
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
professional player (sports); pro
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role