to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to attempt; to test; to try out
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
memorial; testimonial; commemorative
to apologize; to apologise
to turn towards; to point
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
edict; public announcement