bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to summon courage; to be brave
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
this school; the school in question
recommendation; endorsement
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in comparison to; rather than
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
as a child; when one was a child