sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
interval; break; pause; spare moment
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
after school (at the end of the day)
senior high school; high school
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
school building; schoolhouse
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
vocal sound; tone of voice
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate