to not take seriously; to take lightly
close; intimate; on good terms
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
anything and everything; just about everything
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to move forward; to move on
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to be sooty; to be stained
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
break in time; interruption; pause
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
to crawl out of; to creep out of
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
ray (of light); beam; light
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)