hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
time; hour; period; class
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
speech; expression; wording; language
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
study group; study meeting
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp