to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
loveable; very likeable; like very much
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)