tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
opening fully; full throttle; full power
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
near; close by; within reach; familiar
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...