amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
dealing with; coping with
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to succeed; to bear fruit
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more