real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
odds and ends; all; every
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
teacher; instructor; professor
in accordance with; according to
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(not so) much; (not) very
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
aptitude; aptness; suitability
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
here and there; in places
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
does not seem; unlikely; improbable