to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
reading matter; reading material
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
again; once more; a second time
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
courteous; decorous; polite
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles