to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
intimacy; affection; familiarity
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
no matter how much time passes
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
something like ...; something called ...
society; the world; the times
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
solitude; loneliness; isolation
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
corridor; hallway; passageway
to go ahead; to pull ahead
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
student in a lower grade; underclassman
of all things (days, etc.)