purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
associate member; junior employee
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to show up; to appear; to turn up
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to knock down; to knock out