same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
preface; introduction; preamble
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
tendency; trend; inclination
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to cover fully; to wrap around
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
indolence; laziness; sloth
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)