sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
coexistence; living together
hegemony; leadership; initiative
godparent; first person to give something its name
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
beyond this point; from now on; after this
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
family; members of a family
right to know; right to access information
after school (at the end of the day)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
news of someone's death; obituary
looking pale; looking unwell
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
possible; likely; probable
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)