to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
impossible; unlikely; improbable
annual (plant); first-year student
writing; composition; essay; sentence
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
just because; even if; even though
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
passing on by word of mouth; oral tradition
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
professional female mourner; keener
after school (at the end of the day)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
period of time; time slot; time zone
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)