yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
long-awaited; much-awaited
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
answering machine; answerphone
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
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
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
myself; yourself; I; me; you
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend