popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
future prospects; promise
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
how; in what way; how about
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to pay the bill; to settle an account
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization