to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
junior high school student; middle school pupil
considerably; greatly; a lot
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to not take seriously; to take lightly
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
everything; anything; nothing
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
childcare leave; maternity leave
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")