I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
five (long cylindrical things)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
cross; crossed; cruciform
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to cease; to stop; to be over
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)