each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to work hard at one's lessons
but; however; provided that
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to be transparent; to show through
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind