may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for example; for instance; e.g.
to grow up; to become an adult
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
study; research; investigation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
considerably; fairly; quite
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
retort; back talk; backchat