irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
major cleanup; spring cleaning
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
late at night; at a late hour
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to be exhausted; to be worn out
had better ...; had better not ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
rather; better; instead; if anything
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
every year; yearly; annually
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
contest; comparison; competition
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate