to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
progress; being under way
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
third day of the month; three days
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
close; intimate; on good terms
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level