important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
three; three years of age
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
boiling something whole (e.g. vegetable, fish); cooking something whole
extra-large (clothing size); XL
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
cooperation; collaboration
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible