childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
it is not (like that) either
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
present; gift; to give a present or gift
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
sales; selling; marketing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
because of; owing to; due to
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
feeling; sense; impression
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
regional governor in ancient China
to live; to make a living; to get on with
consequence; outcome; result; blame
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
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)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely