earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
complete stranger; total stranger
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to continue to do; to persist in doing
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to bury; to embed; to implant
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
end of broadcast; sign-off
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
to take over; to hand over
to hand over; to surrender
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
external wound; (physical) trauma
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
priority; order of precedence
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
diagnosis; medical examination
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright