practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
attendance (at school); going to school
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to become possible; to become able to (do)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to face on; to look out on to
upper half of the body; upper body
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
tips of one's hair; hair ends
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
story; tale; talk; discussion
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum