but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to pick up; to find; to gather
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to feel; to sense; to experience
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
way; method; means; resource; course
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
desperation; struggle to the death
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)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best