permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
it is I who should say so
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
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
bygones; the past; past event
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
sense of values; values; value system
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
manly; masculine; like a man
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
for your information; I'm telling you
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to lend an ear to; to listen to
(dental) alveolus; (dental) alveoli; socket in the jaw containing the root of a tooth
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
never mind!; don't worry about it
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means