to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
for the first time in one's life
virile; tough; masculine; intense
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
difference; discrepancy; variation
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to delight; to give pleasure
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to be infected; to be contagious
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
looking away; looking aside
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
than; from; out of; except; but; more
in person; personally; directly