snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
technology; technique; technical
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
student (esp. a university student)
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else