to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to stop (plug) one's ears
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to check; to stop; to keep back
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
encouragement; cheering on
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
nice; likeable; desirable
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
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
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
soccer club (at a school); football club
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
had better ...; may as well ...