from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
distant look; faraway look
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
behind with everything; too late; reactive
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
hard-line policy; tough measure
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
story; tale; talk; discussion
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
both (people); the two of them
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
marriage proposal from a woman to her male partner
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to make a vow; to take an oath
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly