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
practice; practising; experience
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
heart; guts; nerve; central part
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
briskly; quickly; promptly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
so; like this; in this way
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling