gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
preparations for returning (home)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
cooperation; coordination; link
determined; strong-willed
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
several minutes; a few minutes
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
please; somehow or other; one way or another
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
at first; in the beginning; originally
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy