attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
production (e.g. play); direction
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
good impression; favorable impression
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
relatively; comparatively
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
the very best; excellent; superb
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to talk; to chat; to chatter
main question; real issue at hand
at long distance; in long intervals
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
many; much; plenty; hardly
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)