hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
attendance (at school); going to school
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
together; at the same time; same; identical
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
popular person; favorite; favourite
as a child; when one was a child
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed