seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
cruelty; hard-heartedness
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
declaration; statement; assertion
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
particularly; only; in the case of
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
I have nothing to do with it
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
entreaty; supplication; petition
when it becomes; when it comes to
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
how many years; how long; what year
how many months?; how long?
that is to say; so that means
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost