after all; because; but; even; too; as well
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
boy; son; baby boy; young man
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
genuine; authentic; true; real
name; given name; first name
surname; family name; last name
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
no!; no no!; no, not at all
that is to say; so that means
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to frolic about; to mess around
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...