complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
home area; home town; local
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
while alive; during one's lifetime
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
greeting; a fine thing to say
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
(giving) instruction; initiation
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner