north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
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)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
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
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others