very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
after school (at the end of the day)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
school building; schoolhouse
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
(not) even once; (not) ever
to rebuild; to reconstruct
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
room allocation; assignment of rooms
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)