straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
comparatively; relatively
class; heading; group; category
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to step forward; to take a step forward
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to watch over; to watch attentively
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
speaking voice; talking voice
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to summon courage; to be brave
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable