duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
instead; but (on the other hand)
batter's box; one's turn at bat
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?