planning; project; plan; design
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
reinforcement; strengthening
good prospects; full of hope; promising
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
reset; fresh start; new beginning
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
it's not like; it isn't as if
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
foreign; abroad; overseas
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
memories; recollections; reminiscence
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
lateness; tardiness; arriving late