to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
senior high school; high school
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
right in the middle (of); midst; height
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
such ... as; or some such
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion