nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
study; diligence; discount; reduction
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
student (esp. a university student)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
meanwhile; in the meantime
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
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
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
adds force or indicates command