tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
primary school; elementary school; grade school
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
intelligence; intellect; brains
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
war; battle; match; game; competition
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)