sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
area; region; district; locality
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
sense of values; values; value system
social; societal; societary
function; facility; faculty; feature
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
parent-teacher association; PTA
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
this (very thing); this precisely
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
parliamentarian; member of a congress
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
teacher; instructor; professor
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)