pointing out; identification
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
inside one's heart; in one's mind
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
proposal; offer; request; application
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
it is not (like that) either
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
instability; insecurity; crankiness
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to run around; to bustle about
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of