contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to say; to be called; to do
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to go out and away; to leave
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
close; intimate; on good terms
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to grow up; to become an adult
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to make an appearance; to show up
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird