space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
article; news story; report; account
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
last week; the week before
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
festival merrymaking; revelry
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
heaven and earth; top and bottom
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to help each other; to cooperate
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times