straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
round; circular; spherical
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to say; to tell; to state; to do
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
businessman; industrialist
two legs; two feet; two pairs
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to look forward to something
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
expression; presentation; representation; notation
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase