conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
second (unit of time); arc second
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
training; drill; practice; discipline
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
suburban districts (of a metropolis); within an urban-prefecture
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
periodic; regular; routine
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
troops; group members; team members
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
temporary retirement; suspension from office
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
arm; skill; efforts; ability
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word