careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to be surprised; to be astonished
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
understood; I see; OK; present; here
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
preservation; retainment; keeping
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
had better ...; had better not ...
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP