to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
second (unit of time); arc second
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
tone (of voice); manner of talking
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly