to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
victim; injured party; sufferer
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
stairs; stairway; staircase
corridor; hallway; passageway
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
question; inquiry; enquiry
to grow up; to become an adult
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
difference; variation; difference
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted