work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to summon courage; to be brave
to telephone; to make a phone call
public telephone; pay phone
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
head over heels; headlong; head first
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to subsist; to keep on living
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
never mind!; don't worry about it
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
a fish out of water; (lit.) a kappa up on land
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be photographed; to be projected
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing