dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
ordinary train; slow train
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to hand over; to surrender
junior high school student; middle school pupil
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
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)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
indictment; prosecution; complaint
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful