public discussion; public criticism; controversy
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
nonchalant air; unruffled air
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
conduct; behavior; behaviour
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
one's heart rate; pulse rate
firmly; solidly; heartily
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
third day of the month; three days
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
what's what; heads or tails
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
raison d'être; reason for being; reason for someone or something's existence
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
water-heater; water-boiler
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast