voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
town; city; municipal; urban
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
no, not like that (but like this)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel