to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
question; inquiry; enquiry
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
please (give me); please (do for me)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
single word; a few words; brief comment
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to be embarrassed; to lose face
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
just managing; with great difficulty
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result