every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
adopted daughter; foster daughter
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
time; season; period; phase; stage
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
softness; gentleness; weakness
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!