as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
older sister; elder sister
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
way; method; means; resource; course
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave