dakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to count up; to enumerate
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
to hug one's knees; (fig.) to be lonely; to beg
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
what do you want?; can I help you?
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
standard; set; routine; decided
trademark gag; trademark routine
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
joints; points (of a speech)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen