in the face of; in defiance of
discipline; training; teaching manners
training (animals); breaking (animals)
elevator landing; elevator hall
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
commuting to school; school commute
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
alone; by oneself; on one's own
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
school affairs; religious affairs
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
maintaining the status quo
materials; data; document
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
not yet known; unknown; strange
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
whispering; murmuring; subdued
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to compose; to put together
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)