to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to concern; to be related
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
washtub; dishpan; washing-up bowl
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
participation; joining; entry
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
recommendation; endorsement
settlement; immigration; entering a (Japanese) settlement
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to be born; to come into the world
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
if so; in that case; in that situation
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
popular name; common name; given name
the three types of gagaku drums; (arch.) third division of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)
natto (fermented soybeans)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer