narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
in one's own way or style
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
overloading an electrical circuit; piggybacked electrical outlet; "octopus outlet"
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
study; diligence; discount; reduction
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
city library; municipal library; public library
guardian; protector; patron; parent
membership card; member's card
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
contract; compact; agreement
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
(committee) chairman; president
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
drama; play; powerful drug
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
homeroom; form room; form class
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to watch over; to watch attentively