to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to be needed; to be wanted
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
by myself; in person; by oneself
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
step-up; advance; progress; increase
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
of course; certainly; naturally