to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to return a favor (favour); to repay
marriageable age; chance of marriage
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
commencing with; including
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
I don't like it; I hate it
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
something or other; anything
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
serialization; serialisation; serial story