road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
how many years; how long; what year
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
unrequited love; one-sided love
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
one more time; once more; once again
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two "X" marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
failure; mistake; blunder
to make merry; to be festive
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
little by little; bit by bit
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo