courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
Stevenson screen (louvre-sided box housing for meteorological gauges)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
for example; for instance; e.g.
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be found; to be discovered
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
explosion; rupture; break off
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
detour; circumvention; turning movement
junior high school student; middle school pupil