cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
concealment; suppression; hiding
after a long time; for the first time in a while
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
bit (horse mouthpiece); second stroke in the Eight Principles of Yong; rightward stroke
name; given name; first name
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
government-approved curriculums; (educational) guidelines
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
the place for; the time for; the level of
IQ; intelligence quotient
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!