these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
stifled (laughter); simmering
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
door; gate; opening; title page
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
rule; reign; government; governing
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to have meaning; to be meaningful
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
occasional; infrequent; rare
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
the reverse; other side; lining
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
center; centre; metropolis
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment