oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
unique; peculiar; singular
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
pointing out; identification
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
the same generation; coeval
man; male; masculine gender
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
choice; selection; option
not a little; not a few; considerable
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend