ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
participation; joining; entry; adherence
considerably; greatly; a lot
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to feel; to sense; to experience
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
matcha; powdered green tea
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury