going to bed; retiring (for the night)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
few decades; many decades; several decades
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
marriage proposal; marriage talks
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of