soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
impossible; unlikely; improbable
scene; spectacle; sight; view
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
originally; by nature; from the start
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to feel; to sense; to experience
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
several years; a few years
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)