reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
magazine; journal; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
final; eventual; ultimate
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
influence; effect; impact
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
on the other hand; at the same time
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick