light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
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
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to bite off; to gnaw through
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
hokora; small wayside shrine
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
time; hour; period; class
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)