standby; preparation; arrangement
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems so; that's what it looks like
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead