practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
way one walks; one's walk
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
hating; strongly disliking
lightly; easily; carelessly
to run down (stairs, etc.)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
scenery; scene; landscape
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to annoy; to cause trouble
close; intimate; on good terms