live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to care for someone; to look after someone
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
to be plump; to be chubby
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
yen (currency of Japan); circle
one's post; place of work; workplace
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
gesture; gesticulation; motion
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
maternity leave; paternity leave
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom