invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
a long time (since the last time)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
explanation; interpretation
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
danger; peril; hazard; risk
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to finish reading; to read through
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
cattleya (type of orchid)
returning from school; going home from school
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
study; diligence; discount; reduction
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
school festival; campus festival