aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
verbal message; word (from someone)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to press against each other; to huddle together
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to badger; to pester; to beg
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear