every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
report card; result sheet
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
concession; conciliation; compromise
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
steady; steady relationship; going steady
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
feeling great (refreshed)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
keep up your strength; chin up!
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress)
transfer student; student changing schools
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
understood; I see; OK; present; here