Vocabulary

thigh

calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

gymnasium

body build; figure

versus; against; vs.; v.

pair; couple; set

obi (kimono sash)

waiting room

to be lazy; to be idle; to slack

thank you (for the meal just served); I receive (this meal)

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside

proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

size; dimensions; volume

rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; sweeping; loose

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially

landlord; landlady

New Year's Eve

generally; mainly; usually; normally; mostly; for the most part

university student; college student

great hurry; great haste; rush

gentle; quiet; mild; meek; obedient; docile

grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)

great success; huge success

loud voice

very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly

metropolis; large city

feces; faeces; excrement; stool

large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

first; foremost; number one

second

TA-Q-BIN (express home delivery service provided by Yamato Transport)

express home delivery service; courier delivery

finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince

to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang

but; however; provided that

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to