until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
knowing; (an) acquaintance
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
although I say; although one might say; although called
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
how many years; how long; what year
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission