below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
good performance; good work; great success
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
otherwise; or else; if not
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
email friend; email penpal
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
(atmospheric) negative ions (supposedly having positive health effects)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum