to take a breath; to take a short rest
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
how many years; how long; what year
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
like this; this sort; this way
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
else; in addition; besides
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be badly made; to fail
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
since; henceforth; ever since
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
older brother and younger sister
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
environment; surroundings; circumstances