to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
school district; school area
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
senior high school; high school
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
if it is the case that ...
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
studying very hard; studying like mad
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
menstrual irregularity; irregular periods
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
way; method; means; resource; course
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
review (of learned material); revision
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
maintenance; preservation; improvement
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning