to imitate; to follow; to emulate
conviction; belief; confidence
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
such; this sort of; like this
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
company; corporation; workplace
business discussion; negotiation
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
had better ...; had better not ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy