new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to attempt; to test; to try out
tension; mental strain; nervousness
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
loveable; very likeable; like very much
transfer student; student changing schools
notice; attention; observation
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
journal; magazine; periodical
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank