animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
cooperation; collaboration
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to carry around; to carry on one's person
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
such; this sort of; like this
consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wedding ring; wedding band
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
while; even though; despite
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death