lateness; tardiness; arriving late
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to talk; to chat; to chatter
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
tag (children's game); tig
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
wet nurse; nursing mother
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly