earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
one's house; one's home; one's family
don't worry; no worries; never mind
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
fixed date; appointed day
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
(Japanese) imperial succession
future (usually near); prospects
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
recommendation; endorsement
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
double suicide; lovers' suicide
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard