kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
management; administration; operation
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to collect; to assemble; to gather
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
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 calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
to have a name entered in the family register
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
not caring; not giving a damn
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
100,000; hundred thousand
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
underground; subterranean
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
sincere; honest; faithful
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)