character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
the last moment; the very end
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
intermission (between acts); interlude
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following