duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
feeling; sense; impression
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
strong-willed; strong of heart
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
sublime; noble; high-minded
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
older brother and younger sister
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
unique; peculiar; singular
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
remembrance; recollection; recognition
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)