leader; guide; mentor; coach
literary art; literary activity; writing
the press; (in the) newspapers
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
proposal; motion; recommendation
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
diligent student; studious person
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
divided delivery of cargo, etc. (to different places)
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
stroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)
because of; owing to; due to
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
pointing out; identification
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
one's own style; self-taught manner
custom; habit; customary practice
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
snow melting; water from melting snow
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
municipal office; council; city hall
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation