piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to move forward; to move on
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
vacant house; unoccupied house
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
not necessarily so; is not always true
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
for your information; I'm telling you
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fit; spasm; attack; seizure