complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
the place for; the time for; the level of
first attack; first strike; first blow
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
eruption; volcanic eruption
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
(in) her way; peculiar to her
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
material; materials; data; information; documents
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to finish reading; to read through
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
difference; variation; difference
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
preface; introduction; preamble
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
decrease; reduction; decline
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
attenuation; damping; decay
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although