in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
neat and clean; tidy; trim
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to accept; to receive; to agree
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
how; in what way; by what means
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
being bad at communication; being unsociable
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment