to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
older brother; elder brother
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
only; merely; but; no more than
January; first month of the lunar calendar
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
woman; female; feminine gender
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
to take back; to recapture
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to be found; to be discovered
to face on; to look out on to
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post