four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
instant; moment; for an instant
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
Famicom; Family Computer (abbr); Nintendo Entertainment System; NES
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
stairs; stairway; staircase
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
submission (wrestling, judo, etc.)
professional wrestling move
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
goods; merchandise; commercial items
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
even if not; even without