happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
tone (of voice); manner of talking
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to intend; to be sure that
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
expression; look; countenance; face
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
I see; that's right; indeed
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
leading person; foremost figure
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret