number one; first; best; most; game; round
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
boy; son; baby boy; young man
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to make an appearance; to show up
foreign; abroad; overseas
overseas student; exchange student
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
at one's feet; underfoot; a respectful term written after the addressee's name in a formal letter; you; thou
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
it is not (like that) either
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties