insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
intention; idea; inclination; wish
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
without cause; without reason
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
dream for the future; hopes for the future
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
it is not (like that) either
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand