surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
multiplication table; times table
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
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide