to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
breeding; raising; rearing
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
very popular; highly favoured
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)