national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
since when; from when; how long
had better ...; had better not ...
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to be needed; to be wanted
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
criticism; critique; review; commentary
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
should; must; -able; probably; likely
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to shake one's head (in denial)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in comparison to; rather than
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number