kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
unanticipated; unexpected
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
difficult problem; challenge
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
aptitude; aptness; suitability
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
that's the way it is; such is life
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to jump up and down; to hop