anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to jump at; to be attracted by
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be absorbed in reading
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)