before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
third-year student; third-year pupil
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to speak; to say; to vocalize
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
video game; computer game; console game
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
first year of high school; first-year high school student
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext