to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
probability; likelihood; chances
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to pick up; to find; to gather
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
chief; main; principal; major
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)