through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
scene; sight; scenario; setting
very much; very many; more and more
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
looking depressed; long face
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
slight; insignificant; small
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
to be embarrassed for a reply
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
exemplar; model; example; pattern
model demonstration; model performance; exhibition
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be worried; to be troubled
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit