to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
hello; good day; good afternoon
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to work hard; to make an effort
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
visual hallucination; vision
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
race (of people); type of person
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to have one's horizons broadened
don't you think?; indicates question
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
multiplication table; times table
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses