counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to attempt; to test; to try out
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
study; diligence; discount; reduction
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
of course; certainly; naturally
copying in entirety (verbatim)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be helpful; to be useful
annual (plant); first-year student
that is to say; so that means
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up