chief; main; principal; important
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
condition; state (of health); appearance
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to toady; to be obsequious
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
sentiment; sentimentality
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to knock down; to knock off
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly