to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
family; members of a family
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be needed; to be wanted
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine