to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
please; somehow or other; one way or another
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
compulsory subject; required subject
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to call the roll; to take attendance
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
such; like that; that sort of; very
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
fourth day of the month; four days
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
lottery; tombola; drawing