-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
locker room; changing room; dressing room
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
new student; freshman; first-year student
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
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.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to dye; to colour; to color
while; even though; despite
to talk; to chat; to chatter