insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
objection; dissent; protest
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
mapping (creating an association between data elements, etc.); mapping; mapping; cartography
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
self-examination; reflection
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
departure; leaving; setting off
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
you (plural); all of you; you all
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
(how) many times; (how) often
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.