doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
all you can drink; bottomless cup
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right