reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
had better ...; had better not ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
pressure; oppression; suppression
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
what is called; what they call; so-called
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once