(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (song)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
such; like that; that sort of; very
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
security guard; doorkeeper
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
beginning; outset; first; onset
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation