while alive; during one's lifetime
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
very busy (person or thing)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear