only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(committee) chairman; president
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
for your information; I'm telling you
married woman; another's wife
female high-school student
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
after school (at the end of the day)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
use; utilization; utilisation; application
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
welcome!; nice to see you!
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
please (give me); please (do for me)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)