hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
switching over to; migration; transition
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
carrying out one's original intention
older brother and younger sister
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
order; command; directions; instructions
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
bad behavior; misbehavior
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
a few years ago; some years back
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
devotion; attachment; infatuation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
dealing with; coping with