several years; a few years
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
within; inside of; less than
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
recommendation; endorsement
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
library (usu. single-room); small library
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
switching over to; migration; transition
being somewhat excited (agitated)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
offense and defense; offence and defence
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?