one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the place for; the time for; the level of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
children's (TV) show; children's program