eternity; permanence; perpetuity
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to talk; to chat; to chatter
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
failure; mistake; blunder
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to be needed; to be wanted
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to cease; to stop; to be over
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
womanly; ladylike; feminine
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
good person; virtuous person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to watch over; to watch attentively
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression