to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
don't you think?; indicates question
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to accept; to receive; to agree
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
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
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
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
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
(another's) daughter; young lady
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
that day; the very same day
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
(social) position; status
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
person who is ...; thing that is ...
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation