room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
university student; college student
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
suffix for familiar person
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
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)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest