lately; recently; nowadays
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
older sister; elder sister
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
very rich person; the super rich
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when