a little bit; a little while
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
after a long time; for the first time in a while
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
beyond this point; from now on; after this
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
several years; a few years
relation; connection; relevance
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)