omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to need; to demand; to take; to require
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
close; intimate; on good terms
casual speech; peer language; informal language
first meeting; first interview with
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
hostility; antagonism; opposition
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority