finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to become an expert; to be master at
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
such; like that; that sort of; very
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
family-oriented; familial
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
bento; Japanese box lunch
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline