frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in this way; thus; such; uh...
time; hour; period; class
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
how many years; how long; what year
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
at that time; in those days
very young; little; childish; immature
way; method; means; resource; course
regret; repentance; remorse
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
at least; at most; (even) just
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
treating someone like a child
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
I've got to be going; I must go
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to look forward to something
reigning; controlling; dictating
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)