honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
about; on; regarding; per; for every
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
notice; attention; observation
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to make an appeal; to urge
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
confections; sweets; candy; cake
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
beginning; outset; first; onset