not necessarily so; is not always true
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
absolutely; positively; decidedly
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
going to the hospital for regular treatment
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
first meeting; first interview with
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
kanji "water" radical (radical 85)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
coexistence; living together
adult child; adult children; adult person psychologically traumatized from being raised in an abusive or dysfunctional family (e.g. by alcoholic parents)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to lead someone around by the nose