pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
that is to say; so that means
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
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...
serious; not joking; straight
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
club activities; extracurricular activities
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to apologize; to apologise
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously