real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
difficult to ...; hard to ...
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
reward; honorarium; remuneration
duty; function; office; mission; task
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
dispersing; breaking up; running away
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)