environment; surroundings; circumstances
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
from the beginning; from scratch
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
dwelling; house; residence; address
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)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...