entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
wherein; therein; thereinto
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
shyness; bashfulness; shame
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
trusting too much; overestimating ability
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
look!; there!; here!; that is
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
tendency; trend; inclination
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
championship; title (of champion)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
synchronization; synchronized swimming
being in the center of attention again; coming back into the limelight
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly