formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to be touching; to be moving
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to be at a loss for words
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
chapter one; first chapter
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
senior high school; high school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up