the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
three-cornered hat; tricorne
attractive face and figure
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
precarious situation; precarious state
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
cash bonus; reward; bounty
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
several sheets (flat objects)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
(turned out) all right in the end
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt