to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
victim; injured party; sufferer
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(not) even once; (not) ever
in the same way as; just like
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
wherein; therein; thereinto
that is to say; so that means
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)