to look down (on); to condescend (to)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
it is not (like that) either
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
tenth day of the month; ten days
in the meanwhile; during the time
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
proposal; proposition; suggestion
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
master; teacher; stable master
troublesome; annoying; complicated
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back