affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
company president; manager; director
title of honour; title of honor
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to begin talking; to open up
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
verbal message; word (from someone)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
disorder; disturbance; unrest
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
drama; play; powerful drug
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm