to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
prime minister; premier; chancellor
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
leader of a delegation (body, party)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)