slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
(some) more; even more; longer; further
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth