sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
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
to torment; to harass; to tease
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
what's that?; what the...
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
behind with everything; too late; reactive
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
now that; since; so long as; because
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld