odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be born; to come into the world
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
both; both sides; both parties
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
Japanese person; Japanese people
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
godparent; first person to give something its name
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
society; public; community; social studies
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
(how) many times; (how) often
to repeat; to do something over again
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to take (be in) charge of
second-year student; biennial
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
boy; son; baby boy; young man
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple