being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
new student; freshman; first-year student
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
difference; variation; difference
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
behind; in the rear; in back
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to sniff out; to get wind of
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
secrecy; highly classified information
and (also); both ... and; as well as
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
excellent; splendid; very good
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection