good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
good news; happy news; glad tidings
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
arrogant; haughty; insolent
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be conspicuous; to stand out
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
thereupon; shortly thereafter
at once; immediately; right now
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
there is nothing; having nothing
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
the same generation; coeval
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
secret; private; surreptitious
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
that; the matter in question
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to open (one's eyes) wide
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
research; study; investigation
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into