renewal; update; innovation; improvement
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
bento; Japanese box lunch
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
physical condition; state of health
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
generation; the world; the age
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of