first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
application; request; petition
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
club activities; extracurricular activities
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
adviser; advisor; consultant
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
club that has suspended its activities; not attending one's club
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
alone; by oneself; on one's own
training; drill; practice; discipline
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to concern; to be related
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
guess; speculation; supposition
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last