immediately; right away; at once; instantly
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
meaning; significance; sense
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
just the other day; quite recently
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
recovery; undoing; recall
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
rather; better; instead; if anything
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
silver wedding (anniversary)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life