exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be too numerous; to be too much
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to name; to call; to christen; to term
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
excursion; field trip; school trip
to have a talk; to tell a story
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to