Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
先ほど
sakihodo
some time ago, not long ago, just nowmix
真っ暗
makkura
(1)total darkness, pitch dark, (2)bleak future, poor prospects mix
暗い色
kuraiiro
dark color, dark colouriro
やり取り
jaritori
giving and taking/exchange (of letters)/arguing back and forth/(conversational) exchange/(P)jlpt3, suru
親友
šin'juu
close friend/bosom (old, intimate) friend/buddy/crony/chum/(P)leda1
日本食
nihonšoku
Japanese food, Japanese mealryouri
五月雨
samidare
early-summer rain; early-summer rainmix
七日
nanoka
seven days, the seventh day of the monthjlpt5, toki
公立
kouricu
public (institution)mix