to be kind to; to treat kindly
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
confections; sweets; candy; cake
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
research institute; (research) laboratory
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to mind; to care; to worry
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to rock; to shake; to swing
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
dealing with; coping with
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.