to be kind to; to treat kindly
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
persistence; single-mindedness
to attack; to assault; to assail
jostle; struggle; scuffle
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to subsist; to keep on living
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
on the occasion of; at the time of
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to have a hard time of it
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
confections; sweets; candy; cake
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea