junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to find out; to discover; to locate
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
what do you want?; can I help you?
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
historical play; period drama
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum