important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
within; inside of; less than
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
maid; helper; help; assistance
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
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
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful