knowing; (an) acquaintance
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
life; living; I; me; student
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
honorific/polite/humble prefix
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
as a child; when one was a child
two persons; two people; pair; couple
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
theatre; theater; playhouse