to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to adhere firmly to one's principles; to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
to look around; to survey
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
from the beginning; from scratch
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
popular name; common name; given name
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
pride; dignity; self-worth
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless