to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
genuine; authentic; true; real
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
origin; beginning; source; rise
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
gospel (of Jesus); the Gospels; gospel (music)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to throw away; to abandon
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to revere; to respect; to worship
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
high-pitched tone; soprano
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to some extent; to a certain extent
to lean against; to set against
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do