(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to become empty; to be emptied
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
this or that person; anybody; many people
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
fast-talking; rapid talking
several years; a few years
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
way; method; means; resource; course
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to overflow from something full
vitality; energy; dynamism
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
handbook; manual; compendium
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
discovery; detection; finding