year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
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)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
in comparison to; rather than
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
name plate; name tag; label
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
physical work; manual labour (labor)