rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
repentance; confession; penitence
transactions; dealings; business
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
riparian works; flood-control works
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
order; command; directions; instructions
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
clearing one's throat; cough