it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
supreme; greatest; highest; best
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to feel; to sense; to experience
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to care for someone; to look after someone
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
form; shape; figure; visage
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
both hands; both arms; ten
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
fleecy clouds (esp. cumulus clouds)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)