association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to look forward to something
accurate; correct; precise; exact
interval; step; pitch; key
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
children's song; nursery rhyme
gospel (of Jesus); the Gospels; gospel (music)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
due form; official; formality
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
commerce; trade; business
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
some people; a few people; several people
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
condition; state (of health); appearance
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
just because; even if; even though
that is to say; so that means
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent