highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
schoolgirl; female student
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
until now; so far; up to the present
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with