to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
beginning; outset; first; onset
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
good performance; good work; great success
stochastic; probabilistic
to recall; to remember; to recollect
decision; settlement; definition
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
(electric) torch; flashlight
light; right; right field; right fielder
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
both; both sides; both parties
coincident with; while; simultaneously