duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
leaving a club; quitting a club
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
glove (esp. sports); globe
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
older sister; lass; young lady
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to begin to walk; to set out
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
rolled Japanese-style omelette
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)