to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
money in one's possession
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup