to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in that manner; like that
last week; the week before
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
again; once more; a second time
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
ago; since; before; previous
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
club activities; extracurricular activities
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
don't you think?; indicates question
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
how many people; a number of people
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove