common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
entering school; school attendance
exemption; exoneration; discharge
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
match; game; bout; contest
genuine article; real thing; real deal
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
audience; spectator; spectators
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso