as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
difference; variation; difference
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
with these words; while saying
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be silent; to say nothing
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
even more; still more; further
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
addition; appendix; note; supplement
instant; moment; for an instant