secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
outward appearance; looks
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to look around; to survey
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
library (usu. single-room); small library
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
this sort of; this type of
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
study group; study meeting