least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
national; founded and run by the central government
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at least; at most; (even) just
heir; inheritor; successor
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient