to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
such; this sort of; like this
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
elementary and middle schools
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
also known as; also called
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
of course; certainly; naturally
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point