study; diligence; discount; reduction
author; writer; novelist; artist
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
holding out a little longer
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
rather; sooner; preferably
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
huge amount of material (worth reading); richness of content (of a book)
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
Extinct (conservation status); EX
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix