older sister; elder sister
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
senior high school; high school
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
of course; certainly; naturally
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
indescribable; having no way to express
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
in that way; thus; so; so?
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to check someone's temperature
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...