openhearted; frank; broad-minded
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
feeling keenly; fully realizing
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
society; the world; the times
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
environment; circumstance
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error