to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
nesting hole; burrow; den
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
modern Japanese; current written style
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
summer vacation; summer holiday
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
program (e.g. TV); programme
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to boil strongly; to be excited
very recently; in the very recent past
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
string instrument; stringed instrument