as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
keep up your strength; chin up!
after school (at the end of the day)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
admiration; wonder; astonishment
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
personal; individual; private
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
beyond that point; after that
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
viewing as a problem; problematizing
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)