emergency; extraordinary; unusual
future (usually near); prospects
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
vocal sound; tone of voice
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to thrust before; to thrust at
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
name; given name; first name
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small