futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to gain strength; to have energy
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
proposal; proposition; suggestion
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(some) more; even more; longer; further
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
sports-minded; sports-oriented
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
when it becomes; when it comes to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show