passing through without stopping; passing by
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
only recently; just of late
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
feeling great (refreshed)
hermaphrodite; androgyny; hermaphroditism
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
several minutes; a few minutes
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to make merry; to be festive
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
chief; main; principal; major
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own