earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
questionnaire; survey; poll
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
although I say; although one might say; although called
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
both sides; two sides; double-sided
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
growth period (in children)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
manipulation of information; spin
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
writing implement; writing tool