author; writer; novelist; artist
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
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
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
life; living; I; me; student
loveable; very likeable; like very much
of course; certainly; naturally
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
senior high school; high school
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations