national; founded and run by the central government
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
is that so?; I see; right; oh
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
order; sequence; procedure
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
husband who lives in his wife's family home without taking her surname
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
model train; model railway
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
delusion; trick of the imagination
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control