peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to name; to call; to christen; to term
lightly; easily; carelessly
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
declaration; proclamation; announcement
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance