happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
out-of-school learning; off-campus learning
group; party; team; squad; section
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
going downstream (in a boat)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to attempt; to test; to try out
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
platform; home; home base; home plate
train that stops at every station; local train
appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be surprised; to be astonished
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
please be careful; please take care
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke