enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
something like ...; something called ...
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
while; even though; despite
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
being on duty; person on duty
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to waste time; to kill time
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to laugh away; to laugh off
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
reason; cause; circumstances
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
-less; lacking; non-existing
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
millionaire; multimillionaire
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
almost; roughly; approximately
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match