menial; meanness; servility; abject
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
of course; certainly; naturally
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
reason; cause; circumstances
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
counter for drops of liquid
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
concrete; tangible; material
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)