breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
because of; owing to; due to
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to be found; to be discovered
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
that said; that being said
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
if you think about it; come to think of it
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
2nd day of the month; two days
be (that) as it may; having said that
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to ponder; to contemplate
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
proposal; motion; recommendation
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat