direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
outward appearance; looks
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
polish; grinding; sharpening
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
name; given name; first name
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can