to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to flare up; to fly into a rage
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
reopening; resumption; restarting
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday