to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
loveable; very likeable; like very much
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
school festival; campus festival
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
nice; good; well-executed
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to become possible; to become able to (do)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to subsist; to keep on living