to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
how many people; a number of people
to gather; to collect; to assemble
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
great mountain; large mountain
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
monthly; month-by-month; by the month
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
spot; point; place; position
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone