to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to manage something successfully; to be successful
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
belief; faith; conviction
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
reason; cause; history; origin
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to steal or sneak or slip into
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
tall figure; high stature
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
getting on board; sailor; seaman
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble