to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
imagination; supposition; guess
out of bounds; beyond the pale
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
start of work; commencement; opening
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
as expected; as predicted
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
composition; constitution; composition (of a molecule, compound, etc.); constituent ratio; relative proportion of elements
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
the way back; the way home; return trip