around the clock; day and night
(speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardly
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
guardian; protector; patron; parent
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
otherwise; or else; if not
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
printout; (computer) printing
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
action committee; executive committee
counter for books; volume
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
slip of the pen; mistake in writing; misspelling; lapsus calami
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
results; record; grades; marks
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to dance; to perform a dance
order; command; life; destiny; fate
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
library (usu. single-room); small library
elementary and middle schools
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
school building; schoolhouse
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
investigation; research; looking something up
every year; yearly; annually