close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
indicate reason; infers some protest
number one; first; best; most; game; round
how many years; how long; what year
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
promising without due consideration
to be relieved; to feel relieved
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to manage something successfully; to be successful