very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
difficult to ...; hard to ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
that; the matter in question
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
attack; assault; attempt; try
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
incident; affair; happening; event
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone