as a child; when one was a child
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
incident; affair; happening; event
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
until now; so far; up to the present
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
since when; from when; how long
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
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
changing clothes; change of clothes
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey