(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
how; in what way; how about; questionable
study; diligence; discount; reduction
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
in this way; thus; such; uh...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
tiring easily; easy to tire
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
past (exam) question collection
number of times; frequency; count
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
single-mother household; fatherless family
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
no, not like that (but like this)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...