guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
thank you for your continued patronage
established practice; custom
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
library (usu. single-room); small library
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
first year of high school; first-year high school student
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
one day; (on) a certain day
after school (at the end of the day)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort