pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
society; public; community; social studies
while; even though; despite
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
genuine article; real thing; real deal
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
preference; priority; precedence
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
common people; ordinary people; masses
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane