inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence
regret; repentance; remorse
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
public and private; official and personal; government and people
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
long distance relationship
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to hand over; to surrender
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
every year; yearly; annually
present; gift; to give a present or gift
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
when it becomes; when it comes to
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary