cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
promotion; raising of status
modesty; humility; being humble
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize