to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
popular person; favorite; favourite
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
don't you think?; indicates question
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less