at first; in the beginning; originally
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
the same kind; accomplice; partner
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
riskiness; (level of) danger
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
patting; stroking; caressing
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
richness; fullness; lushness; body (esp. of food, wine, etc.); depth; weight
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
fifth day of the month; five days
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
considerably; greatly; a lot
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to get on a horse; to mount a horse