half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to be surprised; to be astonished
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
inside one's heart; in one's mind
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
information board; building directory
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds