Japanese person; Japanese people
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
sex; sexual intercourse; lovemaking
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
after school (at the end of the day)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
club activities; extracurricular activities
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
pupil; student; schoolchild
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
sports ground; sports oval
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)