home area; home town; local
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
satoyama; rural landscape coexisting with local agricultural communities
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
how long; how far; how much
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
myself; yourself; I; me; you
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible