hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
control column; yoke; joystick
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
inside one's heart; in one's mind
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)