these days; nowadays; recently; lately
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
helper; assistant; help; assistance
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
to waver in one's resolution
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
brothers (usu. in company, etc. names)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
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
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
summer vacation; summer holiday
sense of loss; feeling of loss
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
press; print shop; printing office
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title