stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
end; tip; extremities; terminal
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
considerably; fairly; quite
not understanding; not knowing
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
future (usually near); prospects
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
common reed (Phragmites australis)
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb