spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
beforehand; in advance; previously
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to offer for sale; to put on the market
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
rising; ascending; climbing
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
tension; mental strain; nervousness
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
how; in what way; circumstances
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole