number one; first; best; most; game; round
is that so?; I see; right; oh
woman; female; feminine gender
reopening after renovation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to repeat; to do over again
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
kitchen; financial situation; finances
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
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
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy