to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
torii; Shinto shrine archway
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to care for someone; to look after someone
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless