it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
common people; ordinary people; masses
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
thereupon; shortly thereafter
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt