to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein