skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be worried; to be troubled
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
had better ...; had better not ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify