ten; 10; ten years of age
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
touché; you've got me there
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
that's the way it is; such is life
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
difficult to read (e.g. obscure kanji)
in succession; one after another
horse's legs; stage actor who plays the role of a horse's legs
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
counter for chairs or seats
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
this world; this life; world of the living
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
and so; therefore; for that reason
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
(one) could even say that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
excursion; field trip; school trip
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away