painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to accept; to receive; to agree
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
immediately; right away; on the spot
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
beforehand; in advance; previously
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
how can (one) do something
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to carry out one's mission
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares