more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
celebrating recovery from illness
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
ultimate; final; last; eventual
selection; choice; option
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(some) more; even more; longer; further
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
an issue being settled; a case being closed
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to have time free; to have time to spare
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
general (variety) store (shop)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained