understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
race (of people); type of person
prejudice; bias; distorted view
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
proposal; motion; recommendation
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
administrator; director; commissioner
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
question; inquiry; enquiry
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
I see; that's right; indeed
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously