truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to put one's strength into
instant; moment; for an instant
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
being startled; getting a shock
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to discuss; to talk together
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
important person; strategic person; key figure
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
our country; our land; one's own country
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
metre; meter; meter; gauge
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)