to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fan; to incite; to instigate
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
knowing; (an) acquaintance
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
society; the world; the times
to have time free; to have time to spare
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
expression; presentation; representation; notation
kanji "word" radical at left
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
to be entwined; to be involved
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
first meeting; first interview with
surname; family name; last name
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
outside of; not covered by
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
debut work; one's first work
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply