sincere; earnest; serious
advance; moving forward; progress
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)