friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
almost; roughly; approximately
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
how; in what way; by what means
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
club activities; extracurricular activities
senior high school; high school
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
one day; (on) a certain day
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
while; during; while; although; all; both
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
match; game; bout; contest
close; intimate; on good terms
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
together; at the same time; same; identical
primary school; elementary school; grade school
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school