lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
still; even now; to this day
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
senior high school; high school
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
time; hour; period; class
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to become desperate; to give in to despair
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated