to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to get hungry; to become hungry
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
24th day of the month; 24 days
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
speaking voice; talking voice
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen