recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to state; to express; to mention
to stiffen; to become stiff
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to accept; to receive; to agree
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to order; to command; to appoint
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh