important; momentous; essential; principal; major
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
opposite; reverse; contrary
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
imagination; supposition; guess
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
natto (fermented soybeans)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on