recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
selection; choice; option
ago; since; before; previous
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
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 grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
on duty; at work; while working
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
outside of; not covered by
time; hour; period; class
review; reconsideration; revision
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
time; season; period; phase; stage
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
want to ... do something; would like to ...
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
about when; about what time; how soon
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into