to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
what do you want?; can I help you?
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
number; number plate; license plate
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
very; much; greatly; a lot of
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
senior high school; high school
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
bravery; courage; heroism
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being