average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to repeat; to do something over again
in proportion to; just as much as
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
world; society; people; the public
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
time; season; period; phase; stage
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
homecoming; returning home
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
without; but if; otherwise; or else
no matter how much time passes
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
last week; the week before
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.