kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
real hair; one's own hair
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
un-Japanese in appearance or character
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough