indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(another's) child; child; kid
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
obsession; compulsive idea
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game