diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
proposal; offer; request; application
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to increase; to add to; to augment
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to repeat; to do something over again
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
don't you think?; indicates question
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)