companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
meaning; significance; sense
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
materials; data; document
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
small dictionary; abridged dictionary; pocket dictionary; glossary
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
while; even though; despite
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
how; in what way; by what means
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
make-up; makeup; cosmetics