sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
honor; honour; credit; prestige
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
student (esp. a university student)
returning from school; going home from school
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted