to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be conspicuous; to stand out
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
older sister; lass; young lady
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
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
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
study; diligence; discount; reduction