readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
so; like this; in this way
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
feeling; sense; impression
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
host club; club that provides male company for female customers
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke