sorry; excuse me; thank you
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
piece; fragment; one (object)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
image; figure; figure; form; image
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
prickling; stinging; tingling
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
bygones; the past; past event
while moving; on the move
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
split; division; break up
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)