very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to employ; to hire; to charter
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
go that far; to that extent
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
from the beginning; from scratch
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
deep inside; innermost place
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
20 years old; (arch.) twenty