liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
only; merely; but; no more than
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
and yet; though; when; in spite of
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
good person; virtuous person
to cut; to slit; to slash
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
genuine article; real thing; real deal
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to