towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
rare (or peculiar) animal
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
deep affection; dear; beloved
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
relation; relative; kind; cordial
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to pretend; to act (as if)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
salvation of one's country
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to stop walking; to pause
front; frontage; facade; main
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
(a person's) appearance; looks