translation; version (e.g. "English version")
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
marathon; long-distance race
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians; attractive person
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
cannot be helped; unavoidable
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls