important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sense; impression
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
from now; from this moment; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
existence; being; presence
aptitude; aptness; suitability
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
that's the way it is; such is life
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
everybody; every last one of them; all
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
just because; even if; even though
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
redoing; doing over again
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving