to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
well-mannered; courteous; polite
speech; expression; wording; language
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to some extent; to a certain extent
compulsory subject; required subject
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
the same; the said; likewise
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to run down (stairs, etc.)
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)