book; volume; this; present; main; head
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
shoulder pain (at about age forty)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
newly appointed; inaugural
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to recall; to remember; to recollect
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)