please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
half and half; fifty-fifty
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to try all possible means
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to anticipate; to foresee
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
degree of relative priority
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
in the same way as; just like
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
reason; cause; circumstances
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to stiffen; to become stiff
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
outsider; someone outside of a group
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)