noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
bento; Japanese box lunch
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
practicality; utility; usefulness
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
centre; center; center fielder
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
interested person; volunteer; supporter
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
in this way; along these lines; similarly
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all