hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
chair; stool; post; office; position
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
bento; Japanese box lunch
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to put into the mouth; to eat
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
estimate (of costs); budget
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
adviser; advisor; consultant
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)