north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be embarrassed; to lose face
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish