matcha; powdered green tea
latte; caffè latte; radio and television
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
annual (plant); first-year student
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
don't you think?; indicates question
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
how; in what way; how about
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
to be needed; to be wanted
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
just a minute; small quantity
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
commuting to school; school commute
to spend time (on doing something)
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score