soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
declaration; proclamation; announcement
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
unrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
whistle (sound made with the lips)
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
fort; stronghold; fortification
small; fine; detailed; stingy
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to feel oneself indebted to
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
road approaching a shrine
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)