troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
in the same way as; just like
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
legend; folklore; tradition
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade