explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
day and night; turning night into day
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
fields (of rice and other crops)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
breathing of a sleeping person
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure