terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
originally; by nature; from the start
piece; fragment; one (object)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to think constantly about; to dwell on
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
take (e.g. in film-making)
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
ago; since; before; previous
to be too numerous; to be too much
for example; for instance; e.g.
beginning; outset; first; onset
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
of course; certainly; naturally
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
until now; so far; up to the present
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but