to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
push-up (exercise); press-up
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to join forces with; to cooperate with
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
single word; a few words; brief comment
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
immediately; right away; on the spot
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
summer vacation; summer holiday
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up