strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
about when; about what time; how soon
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
(written) work; book; writings
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
pre-war days; before the war
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)