leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
good-looking; fair; beautiful
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
the same rank; equality; apposition
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to develop into a serious incident
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
great and powerful person
for a while; for some time; for a period
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to find fault with; to question
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard