a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
occasional; infrequent; rare
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
companion; partner; spouse
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to temper thoroughly; to train well
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to accompany; to go with; to go together
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to mistake (A for B); to misread
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
what's what; heads or tails
favourite book; favorite book
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
place; situation; position; location
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
complete recovery of health
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to lose sight of; to miss
to move forward; to move on
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse