study; diligence; discount; reduction
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
in comparison to; rather than
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
so; like this; in this way
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)