to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
greeting; a fine thing to say
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
number of times; frequency; count
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to arrive home; to return
centre of attention; center of attention
in good health; alive and well; going strong
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
after a long time; for the first time in a while
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
rather than; more ... than ...
to face on; to look out on to
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to spend one's days in tears; to weep day and night; to live in sorrow
to indicate; to show; to point to
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
match; game; bout; contest
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get