bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
of course; certainly; naturally
consideration; taking into account
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to order; to command; to appoint
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
next term; next period; next version; next release
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
appeal; call for something; request; axiom