pure; true; genuine; unmixed
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
Hagiwara Sakutarou (1886-1942)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
eating between meals; snacking
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
snail's pace; (lit.) ox walk
to push aside; to push one's way through
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)