to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
being startled; getting a shock
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to rock; to shake; to swing
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
not understanding; not knowing
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to take back; to recapture
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
and yet; though; when; in spite of
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
this and that; one thing or another
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to pick up; to find; to gather
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe