terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
relatively; comparatively
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
both hands; both arms; ten
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
falling in love; attachment
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
near oneself; close to one; familiar
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)