thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to have a talk; to tell a story
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
instant; moment; for an instant
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
that day; the very same day
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be erected; to be built
primary school; elementary school; grade school
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
drop of water; polka dots
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)