counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
long-awaited; much-awaited
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
performer; entertainer; celebrity
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
imagination; supposition; guess
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to grow up; to become an adult
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to gather; to collect; to assemble
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
first generation; founder
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
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 tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort