enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
participant; entrant; player; competitor
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
all members; everybody; regular member
attendance; presence and absence; attendance and non-attendance
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
already; now; no longer; not any more
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
promotion; raising of status
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
club budget; club expense
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
since; henceforth; ever since
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
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)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful