(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
genius; prodigy; natural gift
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
primary school; elementary school; grade school
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
woman; female; feminine gender
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
man; male; masculine gender
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
nothing but; except; no more than
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)