foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
story; tale; talk; discussion
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
studies; schoolwork; classwork
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to manage something successfully; to be successful
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
(unusually) dry rainy season