perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
every year; yearly; annually
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
older brother and younger sister
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
festival; feast; carnival
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
pupil; student; schoolchild
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
shopping; purchased goods
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
special promotion (in rank or grade)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)