towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be absorbed in reading
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
hi; hello; gotcha; understood
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
older sister; lass; young lady
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
older sister; elder sister
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
living thing; organism; creature; biology
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
symbol; code; sign; notation