desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to fight against; to oppose; to face
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
very much; very many; more and more
incident; affair; happening; event
government; administration
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
though; even if; whether ... or ...
firm; strong; solid; stable
if so; in that case; in that situation
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
ignorant of the ways of the world
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
virile; tough; masculine; intense
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind