to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
of course; certainly; naturally
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
please (give me); please (do for me)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
neighbourhood; neighborhood
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
even so; anyhow; at any rate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to feel; to sense; to experience
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade