diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to summon courage; to be brave
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
conference room; council room
application; request; petition
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
that is to say; so that means
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
in the meanwhile; during the time
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
such; like that; that sort of; very
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
ten; 10; ten years of age
matter; thing; affair; circumstance