to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
every place; various places
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
succession to headship of a family
as; because; with; due to
that year; same year; same age
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
intelligence; intellect; brains
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
second-year student; biennial
promotion (school, military, etc.)
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
pupil; student; schoolchild
important post; important office; key position
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration