rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
common knowledge; well-known fact
cultivation; nurture; culture
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
young person; inexperienced person; novice
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
reading aloud; recitation
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
bipartite; in two parts; double
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt
month of birth; birthday month