examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to like; to love; to be fond of
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
double suicide; lovers' suicide
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to keep away; to keep at a distance
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to look away; to avert one's eyes
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
loveable; very likeable; like very much
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition