particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
after a long time; for the first time in a while
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
polite; courteous; hospitable
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
document; official papers
to lay aside; to set aside
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
commuting to school; school commute
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently