good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
same; similar; (just) like; equal
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
sincere; honest; faithful
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
sense of humor; sense of humour
to make up for; to compensate for
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
pointing out; identification
underneath a Japanese plum tree
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
no matter what it is; in every case
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
bank; banking institution
branch office; branch store
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say