sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
worst; worst-case (scenario)
with a heavy thump; with a thud; with a palpitation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
sympathy; compassion; pity
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
current student; enrolled student
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
appearance; figure; shape; form
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)