tone (of voice); manner of talking
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
one cause; one reason; one factor
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
nonchalant air; unruffled air
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
surname; family name; last name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
still; even now; to this day
to cease; to stop; to be over
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
attendance; presence; appearance
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence