(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to employ; to hire; to charter
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
accurate; correct; precise; exact
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
conviction; belief; confidence
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
penalty; sentence; punishment
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
piece of evidence; evidence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
item; commodity; list of articles
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry