superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
marriage proposal; marriage talks
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
variety of court dance (Nara period)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still