optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
in that manner; like that
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; metacarpus
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, 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
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well