important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
considerably; greatly; a lot
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
this, that and the other; this and that
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
clearing one's throat; cough
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to detain; to check; to restrain
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
determination; resolution
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
recovery; undoing; recall
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice