anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
solitude; loneliness; isolation
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
participation; joining; entry; adherence
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
form; shape; figure; visage
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
company president; manager; director
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece