principal occupation; core business
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
study; research; investigation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
not caring; not giving a damn
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
boy; son; baby boy; young man
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
no, not like that (but like this)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very