hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
rather; sooner; preferably
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
as (for); for; in the capacity of
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
results; record; grades; marks
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
reality; actuality; hard fact
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
had better ...; had better not ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
all; entire; whole; altogether
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!