insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to pay out of one's own pocket
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
training; drill; practice; discipline
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
in that manner; like that
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
brush strokes; manner of using a brush; use of a pen; penmanship
bodily sensation; sense; experience
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to refer to; to use as reference
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
review (of learned material); revision
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)