real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
name; given name; first name
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
one thin flat object; one sheet
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
wherein; therein; thereinto
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...