parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
river surface; surface of a river
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
results; record; grades; marks
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
pupil; student; schoolchild
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
boarder; boarding student
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved