to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
former years; formerly; a few years ago
(United States of) America; USA; US
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
ten; 10; ten years of age
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
talk; conversation; dialogue
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect; insight
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to be surprised; to be astonished
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
great number; very large number; round number; approximate figure
the four arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
to order; to command; to appoint
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed