human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
reopening; resumption; restarting
to pass (of time); to elapse
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
change of position; displacement
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to watch steadily; to stare
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
summer vacation; summer holiday
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
while studying; presently studying
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor