eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
separate; respective; different
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
long hair (usu. of a man)