true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
person of high rank or position
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
present; gift; to give a present or gift
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
half a point (esp. in go)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
breath; breathing; tone; mood
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation