trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
future; possible; potential; prospective
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
rather; sooner; preferably
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot