sincere; earnest; serious
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to join forces; to cooperate
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be worried; to be troubled
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
duty; obligation; responsibility
settlement; solution; resolution
solution; solution strategy
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
completion (of a collection, video game, etc.)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
set of three; three sets; three classes
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
dig site; excavation site
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits