with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to do for (the sake of someone else)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
(committee) chairman; president
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to take over; to hand over
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
after that (a substantive change occurred)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
surname; family name; last name
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary