front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
decision; determination; resolution
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
then; well; so; well then
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
admiration; wonder; astonishment
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
again; once more; a second time
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to speak; to say; to vocalize
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
product; produce; result; fruit
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)