you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
home area; home town; local
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
forcibly; by force; against one's will
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
as a child; when one was a child
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
near oneself; close to one; familiar
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to accept; to receive; to agree
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
chief; main; principal; important
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
yield; output; production
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
this occasion; at this time; now
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)