yearned for; longed for; missed
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
for example; for instance; e.g.
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
book; volume; this; present; main; head
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
point in common; common feature
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
proposal; proposition; suggestion
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be touching; to be moving
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept