year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
what time; (lit.) which hour
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
environment; circumstance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
monetary; financial; pecuniary