expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
unique; individual; original; unusual
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
episode; anecdote; vignette
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
surname; family name; last name
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually