tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
in this way; thus; such; uh...
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
physical condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
such; like that; that sort of; very
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
feeling keenly; fully realizing
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
regret; repentance; remorse
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...