overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
ill will; malice; evil intent
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be able to manage somehow or another
besides; in addition; also; moreover
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
go that far; to that extent
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
family; members of a family
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
it is not (like that) either
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
outside the country; abroad