increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
taste; liking; preference
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
commuting to school; school commute
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
after school (at the end of the day)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be worried; to be troubled
to amuse oneself; to make merry
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead