gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
one's house; one's home; one's family
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
marriage proposal; marriage talks
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
as a child; when one was a child
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
rapid development; rapid unfolding
dumbfounded; in mute amazement