legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
society; the world; the times
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
number one; first; best; most; game; round
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
a little bit; a little while
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts