temporary absence from school
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
water that has been used to wash rice
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
convenient; handy; useful
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
management; administration; operation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
pregnancy test kit; pregnancy test
voiced repetition mark in katakana
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers