appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
promotion; raising of status
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
honorific/polite/humble prefix
shopping; purchased goods
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
such; this sort of; like this
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
surroundings; environs; circumference
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to turn towards; to point
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
Ymir (giant in Norse mythology)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
overseas student; exchange student
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case