bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
greeting; a fine thing to say
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
instant; moment; for an instant
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
mechanism; organization; organisation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)