to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
postcard; memo; note; card
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
present; gift; to give a present or gift
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
around the world; throughout the world
separate; scattered; apart
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
even if not; even without
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
bento; Japanese box lunch
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
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
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be silent; to say nothing
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)