starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
soccer club (at a school); football club
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
senior high school student
loveable; very likeable; like very much
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
how; in what way; how about
listen!; you see; mind you; remember