before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
homeroom; form room; form class
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
senior high school; high school
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to shake; to sway; to waver
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
management; administration; operation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)