close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to talk; to chat; to chatter
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
suffix for familiar person
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
second day of the month; two days
entreaty; supplication; petition
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
shopping; purchased goods
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy