echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
each and all; every single one; everybody
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
tag (children's game); tig
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
act of mercy; helping another person
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be prolonged; to drag on
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase