important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to be at a loss for words
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky