certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
selection; choice; option
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
bento; Japanese box lunch
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
female high-school student
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
female high-school student
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when