to become better; to improve
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
difference; variation; difference
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to pile up; to accumulate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
club activities; extracurricular activities
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda