effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to attempt; to test; to try out
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
don't worry about it; forget about it
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
platform; home; home base; home plate
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to happen to pass by; to pass by
courteous; decorous; polite
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
Japan's best; number one in Japan
a couple (of lovers, etc.)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat