to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
go on!; right!; here goes!
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
soccer club (at a school); football club
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
supplementary examination
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
serious wound; serious injury
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
posing a question; question
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
in swarms; in great crowds
laws of nature; physical laws; physics