good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
future prospects; promise
social status; social position
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
appropriate move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
family; members of a family
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
sudden change; complete change
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of