affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
elder sister; older female friend
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
unusual; serious; incomparable
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
life; living; I; me; student
an assortment; combination
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
self-immolation; burning oneself to death; suicide by fire
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
polite; courteous; hospitable
to entertain; to make welcome
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)