to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
considerably; fairly; quite
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
only recently; just of late
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
almost every day; almost daily
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
complete change; about-face
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
living room (Western style); sitting room
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)