class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
degree of familiarity; popularity
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
reason; cause; circumstances
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be worried; to be troubled
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
complete change; about-face
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
beginning; clue; starting point
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car