serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to spend time (on doing something)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
hunting ground; hunting preserve
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
then; well; so; well then
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
alone; by oneself; on one's own
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
had better ...; had better not ...
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
spare time; free time; leisure time
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!