to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
human; human-like; as a person
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
invisibly; secretly; privately
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to say; to be called; to do
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
(medical) doctor; physician
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
stealthily; secretly; in secret
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)