leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
results; record; grades; marks
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
if so; in that case; in that situation
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
and (also); both ... and; as well as
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
wealthy person; millionaire
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
alma mater clique; old school tie
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
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
to order; to command; to appoint
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion