shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
persistence; single-mindedness
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
value; worth; virtue; blessing
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
connection; link; relationship
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
correction; revision; rectification
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to repeat; to be frequent
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to become better; to improve
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy