what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
thereupon; shortly thereafter
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
physical education; PE; gym (class)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
as a child; when one was a child
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
because of; owing to; due to
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize