to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
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.)
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to marry off; to espouse to
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
standard; set; routine; decided
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
debauchery; dissipation; lewdness; lasciviousness
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to become better; to improve
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to hold out (against); to hold one's ground; to stand firm; to endure
as usual; as is one's habit
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol