dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
such; like that; that sort of
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
periodic; regular; routine
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
having a child from a former relationship (when remarrying); bringing along one's child; being accompanied by one's child
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after