to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to grow up; to become an adult
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
just past noon; afternoon
high and low; rise and fall
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
invitation; introduction; temptation
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
being receptive (to); being susceptible (to); responding to (a stimulus); picking up (a radio wave); receiving
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
isolation; being alone; being friendless
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
innocent; cherubic; childlike
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
rapid progress; great strides
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
after death; posthumously