by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
consequence; outcome; result; blame
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
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
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to shake one's head (in denial)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
kanji (as opposed to kana); original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
rather; sooner; preferably
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
had better ...; had better not ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to push aside; to brush aside
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking