to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
of course; certainly; naturally
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
priority; order of precedence
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be helpful; to be useful
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly