person being waited for; person who waits
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
but; however; even though; even if
to be found; to be discovered
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
results; record; grades; marks
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
any more; any further; any better; any longer
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
rope; cord; policeman's rope
like; similar to; same as
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to set (sun); to become dark
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress