claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
oblique line; forward slash
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
courteous; decorous; polite
large build; large pattern
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to relax; to take it easy
different opinion; objection
mental; spiritual; emotional
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes