better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
odds and ends; all; every
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
what kind of; what sort of; what
teacher; instructor; professor
in accordance with; according to
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
aptitude; aptness; suitability
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
here and there; in places
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
does not seem; unlikely; improbable