investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
joke; playfulness; kidding around
coincident with; while; simultaneously
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to concern; to be related
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
don't you think?; indicates question
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
invitation; introduction; temptation
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy