tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
future (usually near); prospects
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
too much; excessively; too
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
how long; how much; to what extent
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
don't you think?; indicates question
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to gather; to collect; to assemble
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 die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way