laughing while reminiscing
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
and; thereupon; because of that
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
at least; at most; (even) just
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
reopening; resumption; restarting
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
relatively; comparatively
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month