and yet; though; when; in spite of
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
that's the way it is; such is life
not caring; not giving a damn
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
occasional; infrequent; rare
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be worried; to be troubled
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to say too much; to go too far
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to subsist; to keep on living
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails