desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to turn towards; to point
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
time; hour; period; class
progress; advance; improvement; development
to comfort; to console; to amuse
how; in what way; by what means
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
don't you think?; indicates question
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
together; at the same time; same; identical
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
rather; sooner; preferably
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up