pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
healthy; sound; wholesome
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
business; work; operations; service; duties
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
corridor; hallway; passageway
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
man; male; masculine gender
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)