important; momentous; essential; principal; major
of course; certainly; naturally
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to ask; to enquire; to query
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to have a talk; to tell a story
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face