top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
expression; presentation; representation; notation
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
now that; since; so long as; because
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to see through; to see the true nature of something
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
sharing; division; draw; tie
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to talk; to chat; to chatter
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
not limited to; not just ...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
close; intimate; on good terms
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to do together; to share; to participate in
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition