same quality; same nature; homogeneous
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
state of mind; mentality; psychology
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
(linguistic) competence; language capability
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to get strong; to gain strength
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
desperation; struggle to the death
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
the first in history; only once in history
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
all you want; as much as one wants
labor; labour; toil; hardship
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to