zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
very; extremely; excessively
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
hand; handball (soccer foul)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
special; particular; peculiar; unique
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
dry skin; bad skin; rough skin; unhealthy skin
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple