nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
term deposit; (fixed) time deposit
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to kill; to beat to death
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
murder; killing; murderer
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way