club activities; extracurricular activities
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
trivia; snippet of knowledge
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
excursion; field trip; school trip
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
bridal costume; wedding dress
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
very; extremely; excessively