claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
materials; data; document
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
too much; excessively; too
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
personal; individual; private
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
that is to say; so that means
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
land near a castle; castle town
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
from afar; over a great distance; all the way