furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
talk; story; conversation
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
to strip and leave clothes lying around
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
while; even though; despite
corridor; hallway; passageway