hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
within; inside of; less than
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
great difference; major mistake
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
beforehand; in advance; previously
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
light music; popular music
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
since then; from that time; ever since
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
senior high school; high school
to keep (a person) waiting
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
in that way; like that; that way
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing