one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
existence; being; presence
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
then; well; so; well then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
kindergartener; preschooler