although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
summer vacation; summer holiday
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to become better; to improve
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
and; thereupon; because of that
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with