but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
stupid girl; stupid woman
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
worst; poor and boring; uncool
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
regret; repentance; remorse
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
older sister; lass; young lady
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
flute; fife; pipe; whistle