to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
low dining table; tea table
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
novel; original; new; innovative
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
consequence; outcome; result; blame
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull