serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
just because; even if; even though
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to overdo; to do too much
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
opportunity to show off; showplace
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
bygones; the past; past event
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
one act (of a play); scene; event
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before