normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
discomfort index; temperature-humidity index
most attractive feature (of a person)
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
favourite book; favorite book
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
existence; being; presence
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
kindergartener; preschooler
one's post; place of work; workplace
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)