near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
cooperation; collaboration
beginning; outset; first; onset
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
simply; merely; only; solely
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
beautification; glorification
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
genuine article; real thing; real deal
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell