reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
time; season; period; phase; stage
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
same kind (race); homogeneousness
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
breath; breathing; tone; mood
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
please; somehow or other; one way or another
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
income; receipts; revenue
considerably; fairly; quite
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to increase; to add to; to augment
don't you think?; indicates question
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
carnivore; carnivorous animal
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to be found; to be discovered