How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to dye; to colour; to color
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
hello; good day; good afternoon
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner