to go smoothly;  to turn out well;  to do the trick;  to have peaceful relations
 is not;  am not;  are not;  isn't it?
 I wonder;  should I?;  is it?;  I wish that;  I hope that
 coward;  sissy;  weakling;  loser;  milquetoast;  good-for-nothing
 only;  merely;  approximately;  about;  just (finished, etc.);  as if to;  (as though) about to
 I'm sorry;  my apologies;  may I come in?;  permission;  leave;  dismissal
 to talk or say too much;  to go too far;  to overstate;  to exaggerate
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 cowardly;  timid;  easily frightened
 immediately;  at once;  soon;  before long;  easily;  readily
 in that way;  thus;  so;  so?
 place;  spot;  address;  district;  area;  one's house;  point
 nicely;  properly;  frequently;  often;  I'm glad that you ...;  thank you for ...
 to resemble;  to look like;  to be like;  to be alike;  to be similar;  to take after
 senior (at work or school);  superior;  elder;  older graduate;  progenitor;  old-timer
 stealthily;  secretly;  in secret
 to hear;  to listen (e.g. to music);  to ask;  to enquire;  to hear about;  to hear of;  to follow (advice, order, etc.)
 to begin;  to start;  to happen (again);  to begin (anew);  to date (from);  to originate (in)
 to pass down (a story) from generation to generation;  to hand down
 but;  however;  even;  however;  no matter how;  ... or something;  either ... or ...
 that;  it;  then;  that point (in time); (arch.)  there; (arch.)  you
 pupil;  student;  schoolchild
 pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
 to deceive;  to delude;  to trick;  to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
 good;  advantage;  sake;  purpose;  consequence;  result
 counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted);  noun read using its on-yomi;  counter for articles;  indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
 hill;  height;  knoll;  rising ground
 senior high school;  high school
 established practice;  custom
 holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.);  opening;  hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
 (editorial) supervision;  general editorship;  supervising director
 request;  favour (to ask);  wish;  please
 origin;  source;  base;  basis;  cause;  ingredient;  material
 member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
 mountain;  hill;  mine (e.g. coal mine);  heap;  pile;  crown (of a hat);  thread (of a screw)