defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
don't you think?; indicates question
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
in that way; like that; that way
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
educational institution; school; academy; campus
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
plural; multiple; several
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
specialized course; specialised course; something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
free time; time at leisure
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
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 smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
exemplar; model; example; pattern