practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
examination in an academic subject
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
study group; study meeting
fixed date; settlement date
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
having gone too far to turn back
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
automatic; intransitive verb
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
noodles made in flat strips
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to tumble down; to roll down
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
Nordic countries; Scandinavian countries