to go past; to pass; to pass by
to stop walking; to pause
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to surround; to crowd around
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
results; record; grades; marks
self-consciousness; self-awareness
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
system; institution; organization; organisation
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
society; public; community; social studies
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
wide difference; a world of difference
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
unique; peculiar; singular
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition