investment; contribution; financing
scene; spectacle; sight; view
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
gem; jewel; precious stone
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
since; henceforth; ever since
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
cacao tree (Theobroma cacao); cocoa tree
indirection; indirectness
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
correction; revision; amendment
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop