roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
easy to read; legible; clear
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
button (clothing); push-button
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
that's the way it is; such is life
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
no!; no no!; no, not at all
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
understanding person; supporter
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
Winter Triangle (asterism)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)