parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to repeat; to do something over again
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be worried; to be troubled
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
comparatively; quite; rather
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
final; eventual; ultimate