to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(in) her way; peculiar to her
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to whine; to make feeble complaints
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
intimacy; affection; familiarity
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
alone; by oneself; on one's own
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
one's husband; one's wife
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
stairs; stairway; staircase
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
detour; circumvention; turning movement
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to put one's strength into
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
under one's eyes; below one's eyes