hard struggle; strenuous effort
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
trio; gang of three; threesome
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
small change; coins; small sum of money
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding