current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
one day; (on) a certain day
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
should; must; -able; probably; likely