what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
girls' or women's division or section
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to say no more; to sink into silence
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to summon courage; to be brave
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
fetching balls (tennis, baseball, etc.); ball boy
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
image; figure; figure; form; image
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
adviser; advisor; consultant
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
decision; determination; resolution
to hide; to keep to oneself