national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
senior high school; high school
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
until now; so far; up to the present
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
corridor; hallway; passageway
to collect; to assemble; to gather
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker