specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
free time; spare time; idle moment
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
more than usual; especially; particularly
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
sorry; excuse me; thank you
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda