good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
of course; certainly; naturally
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
nothing but; except; no more than
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
because of; owing to; due to
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to grow up; to become an adult
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do