time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
club activities; extracurricular activities
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
these guys; these fellows
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
secret; private; surreptitious
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
though; notwithstanding; although
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
serious; not joking; straight
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive