-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
author; writer; novelist; artist
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
such; like that; that sort of
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
existence; being; presence
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
(not) even once; (not) ever
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
studying very hard; studying like mad
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance