prosperity; flourishing; thriving
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
carelessly; inattentively
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
primary school; elementary school; grade school
indeed; really; truly; very much
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
long ago; already; a long time ago
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)