valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
proposal; proposition; suggestion
unexpectedly; surprisingly
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
brown; light brown; tawny
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone