serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
close; intimate; on good terms
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
retort (to an insult, jeer, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
story; tale; talk; discussion
big problem; major issue; big controversy
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
don't worry about it; forget about it
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
stupid face; foolish look on one's face
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict