lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
sweet and sour; bittersweet
fully prepared; all ready
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to start working; to take action
that's the way it is; such is life
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
sensual love; love affair
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion