tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
several minutes; a few minutes
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
already; now; no longer; not any more
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
you could say; you might say; verging on the
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
pure heart; naivete; innocence
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)