difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
myself; yourself; I; me; you
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to attempt; to test; to try out
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
of no interest; not interested
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
serious; not joking; straight
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
feeling; sense; impression
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all