sports ground; sports oval
scene; spectacle; sight; view
smoothly; easily; readily
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
long ago; a long time ago; already
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
three; three years of age
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to quit one's job; to resign
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out