old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
free (of charge); gratuitous
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
taxpayers' hard-earned money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
as planned; according to plan
lightning strike; torpedo attack
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
where did you hear that?; who did you get that from?
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
class; heading; group; category
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
group; party; team; squad; section
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
kick the can (children's game)
tonarigumi; small-scale neighborhood associations established during WWII for fire fighting, policing, etc.
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)