obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
three; three years of age
neighbourhood; neighborhood
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
sincere; honest; faithful
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to pass (of time); to elapse
and; thereupon; because of that
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
experiential; empirical; experimental
amorous adventure; love affair
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)