twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
fee; charge; rate; material
feeling; sense; impression
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
atrocious crime; heinous crime
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
standard; set; routine; decided
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
hopeless; unmanageable; incorrigible
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
rubbish heap; garbage dump
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
beef (or pork) and eggs on rice
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser