change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
suffix for familiar person
relatively; comparatively
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
uncontrollable; irrepressible
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
Nihon kokugo dai jiten (famous Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
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)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
compilation; editing; recording
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
3000; three thousand; many
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious