never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to say no more; to sink into silence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to smile (at); to grin (at)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted