water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
pupil; student; schoolchild
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
very much; very many; more and more
history of Japan; Japanese history
(act of) writing on a blackboard
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
scene; spectacle; sight; view
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
English conversation; school for English conversation
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
three; three years of age
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
open; public; official; overt
reason; cause; circumstances
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to complete decisively; to do to completion
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
derailment; digression; deviation
memory; ability to remember
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
succession; continuation; series; sequence
overseas reporting; covering a story abroad
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar