railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
rather; better; instead; if anything
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
senior high school; high school
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
life; living; I; me; student
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
higher rank; better position
inter-scholastic athletics competition
every year; yearly; annually
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
so; like this; in this way
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
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)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it's been a long time; long time no see
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to recall; to remember; to recollect