to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
smallish; on the small side
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
alternately; by turns; one after the other
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
legend; folklore; tradition
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
headrest (esp. on a car seat)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to "see stars" (i.e. after being hit in the head)
idiomatic expression; idiom; fixed expression
real experience; actual observations
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause