farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
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...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
of course; certainly; naturally
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
consequence; outcome; result; blame
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to become better; to improve
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look