way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
the front; honest; upright; decent
quiet; still; surreptitious
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
match; game; bout; contest
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
way of calling (something or someone)
you could say that; that might be so
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding