below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
outside of; not covered by
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
license; permit; licence; certificate
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
mission; delegation; transmission
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
(act of) writing on a blackboard
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
second-year student; biennial
promotion (school, military, etc.)
pride; dignity; self-respect