character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as (for); for; in the capacity of
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be the ruin of (a person)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every