tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
haircutting; hair cutter; prostitute cutting a customer's hair to show him her genuine feelings; long-horned beetle; kamikiri; mythical creature said to secretly cut head hair
offender; criminal; culprit
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
intelligence network; information network
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
elementary school (esp. the elementary school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); primary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
close; intimate; on good terms
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago