love; adoration; being fond of; having a passion for
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
age range; age-group; age bracket
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to have a talk; to tell a story
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel