how long; how much; to what extent
grasp; catch; understanding
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
individual lesson; tutorial; one-on-one instruction
after school (at the end of the day)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
for today; for the time being
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
innumerable; countless; numberless
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
surrounding at a distance
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
memory; sense; experience
for the present; for the time being
show; exhibition; spectacle
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
very recently; in the very recent past
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)