stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
in that manner; like that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
postwar period; period after Second World War
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
father; dad; husband; you; he
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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
each time; frequently; always
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
armor and helmet (armour)
transfer student; student changing schools
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember