close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
besides; moreover; in addition
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
pointing out; identification
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
rather; better; instead; if anything
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
as if nothing had happened
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base