failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
results; record; grades; marks
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)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to become better; to improve
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
both sides; two sides; double-sided
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
loveable; very likeable; like very much
husband and wife; married couple
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)