spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
suffix for familiar person
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
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)
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
how should I know?; don't ask me
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
(small crunchy) dried sardines
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character