careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
ignorant of the ways of the world
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to refuse; to reject; to deny
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to say; to be called; to do
drop (e.g. of water); drip
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")