... years old; age (of) ...
man; male; masculine gender
author; writer; novelist; artist
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to face; to go towards; to head towards
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
after school (at the end of the day)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop