ago; since; before; previous
in comparison to; rather than
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
that is to say; so that means
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
relatively; comparatively
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
absence; disregard; indifference