this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
until now; so far; up to the present
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
story; tale; talk; discussion
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
in that way; like that; that way
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter