system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
after school (at the end of the day)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
corn (hot) dog stuffed with cheese
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
after a long time; for the first time in a while
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
bet; wager; stake; gamble
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of