exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
serious; severe; grave; acute
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
regret; repentance; remorse
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
point in question (at issue)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
such; like that; that sort of
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
engineer; technical officer
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
everybody; every last one of them; all
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits