authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed