great joy; delight; jubilation
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
unable to resist; unable to suppress
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
how many years; how long; what year
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
right under; directly below; right beneath
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
promising without due consideration
precocious; precocious child
treating someone like a child
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
impression given by a painting or image
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession