to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to revere; to respect; to worship
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
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 bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
money-making; earning money
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety