time; hour; period; class
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
all present; all concerned; all of us
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
school inter-class ball-game competition
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to be able to manage somehow or another
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to talk; to chat; to chatter
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect