excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
rational; reasonable; logical
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
popular name; common name; given name
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
greeting; a fine thing to say
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to explain; to dispel doubts
random; unintentional; unintended
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
decision; determination; resolution
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
best regards; please take care of; please do
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
supreme; sublime; highest
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge