background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
suspicious-looking; fishy
good-looking; fair; beautiful
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
mental health; mental hygiene
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
physical condition; state of health; shape
don't worry about it; forget about it
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to name; to call; to christen; to term
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to lay aside; to set aside
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do