change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
question; inquiry; enquiry
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness