(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
suffix for familiar person
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
senior high school; high school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
trauma (usu. psychological)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
March; third month of the lunar calendar
spring break; spring vacation
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what