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 (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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; discount; reduction
to use (a thing, 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 (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
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...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (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
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
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