consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
modesty; self-control; discretion
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to shoot a person to death
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to look down on; to condescend
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
ostentation; show; affectation
to be smeared; to be covered
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to happen to have on hand or in stock