hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
surname; family name; last name
job title; name of one's position
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
feeling; sense; impression
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile