participation award; prize for participation
warning (e.g. for a storm); advisory
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
time; hour; period; class
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
established practice; custom
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bento; Japanese box lunch
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why