seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
journal; magazine; periodical
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
single word; a few words; brief comment
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
newton (N) (SI unit of force); Newton (Sir Isaac)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
wrong; different; not like that
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on