flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to join forces; to cooperate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
prescreen; pre-screening; prior inspection; preliminary review; pre-vetting
tension; mental strain; nervousness
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
award of excellence; merit award
set of three; three sets; three classes
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
and yet; though; when; in spite of
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
father; dad; husband; you; he
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
pushing (propelling) (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery