to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
living thing; living creature; animal; life
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
magazine; journal; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
tedious; boring; being fed up with
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
my lord; my master; you; my dear
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to serve; to work for; to attend
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
naturally; of course; understandably
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to spend time (on doing something)