reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
university (college) professor
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
job hunting; job searching
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
growth period (in children)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
road approaching a shrine
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
loveable; very likeable; like very much
suffix for familiar person
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to have a talk; to tell a story
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o