sympathy; compassion; pity
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
to some extent; to a certain extent
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
every month; each month; monthly
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
how; in what way; how about
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in comparison to; rather than
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
but; however; provided that
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
reading aloud; recitation
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
feeling; sense; impression
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily