time; hour; period; class
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to try to do; to attempt to do
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
curious; strange; unusual
story; tale; talk; discussion
individual; private person; personal; natural person
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
state religion; official religion; established religion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
this sort of; this type of
to add (to); to add on; to append
one's house; one's home; one's family
instead; but (on the other hand)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home