near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
royalty and titled nobility
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
influential person; man of importance
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
considerably; fairly; quite
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand
same; similar; (just) like; equal
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to step firmly; to harden by treading