to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
for today; for the time being
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
almost; roughly; approximately
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
meaning; significance; sense
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
audience; spectator; spectators
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
scorer; scorekeeper; record keeper
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
being the runner-up; finishing second
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
time; hour; period; class
both schools; both universities
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first