thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to despair of; to see the vanity of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
first generation; founder
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
curse; spell; malediction
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
nice; likeable; desirable
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance