shy; bashful; timid; reserved
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
belongings; appendage; accessory
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
in succession; one by one
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
origin; beginning; source; rise
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter