hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
trembling from fear; trembling all over
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
while; even though; despite
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
true state; actual condition; reality
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
life; living; I; me; student
chapter one; first chapter
after school (at the end of the day)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess