lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to gather; to collect; to assemble
study group; study meeting
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to pass (of time); to elapse
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
even if; even though; however; no matter how
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
shopping; purchased goods
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
participation; joining; entry; adherence
of course; certainly; naturally
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to finish; to end; to close
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
evening meal; dinner; supper
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?