bright; intelligent; clever; smart
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to tumble down; to roll down
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to do for (the sake of someone else)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
first of all; in the first place
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
meaning; significance; sense
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
brilliant; bright; dazzling
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that