to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
than; from; out of; except; but; more
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
book; volume; this; present; main; head
honorific/polite/humble prefix
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie