emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to count on one's fingers
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
several times; a few times
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
during; for the duration of
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
guess; conjecture; surmise
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to accept; to receive; to agree
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction