reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
health; healthy; sound; fit
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
root; joint; base; crotch
looks; personal appearance; features
arame (species of kelp, Eisenia bicyclis)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough