child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
license; permit; licence; certificate
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
private; exclusive; secret
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
teacher; instructor; professor
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
study; diligence; discount; reduction
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
back seat (of a car); rear seat
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to lie down; to throw oneself down
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case