entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to grimace; to make a wry face
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
such; like that; that sort of; very
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
way of talking; speaking style
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
emphatic sentence-ending particle
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
that's the way it is; such is life
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
first meeting; first interview with
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
such; this sort of; like this
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest