to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(social) position; status
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
desperately; for one's dear life
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
rather; sooner; preferably
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to accept; to receive; to agree
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
unexpected meeting; coincidence
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing