tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
way (of doing); manner; method; means
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be comfortable; to be easy; to be relaxed; to be cosseted
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial