secret; private; surreptitious
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
third day of the month; three days
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
life; living; I; me; student
company; corporation; workplace
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
tradition; legend; folklore
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
selection; choice; option
continuation; succession; series
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
serious; not joking; straight
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry