word; term; language; speech
study; pursuit of knowledge
without; but if; otherwise; or else
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
question; inquiry; enquiry
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
interruption; suspension; break
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
somehow; for some reason or other
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
the lower classes; the common people
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to show; to bare (the teeth)
tremendous; big; great; terrible
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
don't worry about it; forget about it
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you